A Taxing Woman's Return
1988 2h 7m movie Film Japan

A Taxing Woman's Return

マルサの女2

Synopsis

マルサの女2

Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath.

The 1987–1989 Japan Window

104 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Taxing Woman's Return sits at position #73.

  1. Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    #1

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes

    ★ 9.0 · 1988

  2. Ranma ½
    #2

    Ranma ½

    ★ 8.6 · 1989

  3. Grave of the Fireflies
    #3

    Grave of the Fireflies

    ★ 8.5 · 1988

  4. Dragon Ball Z
    #4

    Dragon Ball Z

    ★ 8.3 · 1989

  5. Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket
    #5

    Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    ★ 8.2 · 1989

  6. My Neighbor Totoro
    #6

    My Neighbor Totoro

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

  7. Choujuu Sentai Liveman
    #7

    Choujuu Sentai Liveman

    ★ 8.1 · 1988

  8. Akira
    #8

    Akira

    ★ 7.9 · 1988

Other Titles From Itami Productions

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Taxing Woman's Return premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.3
TMDB Rating
16
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,505 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Comedy productions specifically: #1,135 of 1,411 (top 80%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Itami Productions
Runtime 2h 7m
Release Date January 15, 1988
IMDb tt0095597

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